M DISEASES or DOGS. 



BITES. — When a dog has heen bitten by another, wash the 

 wound freely with tepid water, and press out any blood that will 

 freely come, so that the extent of the injury may be seen. Most bites 

 leave punctured wounds, and a good application is Friar's Balsam. 

 Or the wound may be dressed with a lotion composed of 1 part 

 carbolic acid and 20 parts water, adding a little glycerine to the 

 acid before mixing with the water. A saturated solution of boracic 

 acid is also useful. A few drops poured into the part is enough, 

 unless there is a tear, in which case it may be necessary to bandage 

 or to draw together with a few stitches of silk thread. If the 

 bite has been inflicted by a strange dog, the circumstances should be 

 inquired into. See Rabies. 



BLADDEZt, INn^AntSEEATIOir OF.— This is evidenced 

 by great pain on the application of pressure over the region of the 

 bladder ; the urine is passed in small quantities at frequent intervals, 

 and evidently with considerable pain. Inflammation of the bladder 

 is frequently the result of a blow ; it may be produced by prolonged 

 exposure to cold and wet, and is not infrequently the result of 

 the unwarrantable administration of cantharides, turpentine, and 

 other drugs, by the ignorant ; it is also sometimes due to stric- 

 ture of the urethra (the urinary passage), or calculi (stone). The 

 treatment consists la first giving a brisk purgative ; nothing in this 

 case is better than half Qf an ordinary black draught ; but if this 

 does not act, it will be well to assist it with clysters of lukewarm 

 soap and water or thin gruel, or even a hot bath. The acute 

 symptoms having passed, give 3gr. to 5gr. of benzoic acid in pill 

 form three times a day. If the urine is not freely passed, the 

 catheter should be used in the manner detailed below. When 

 the bowels have been opened, give a dose every six hours of the 

 following : 



Fever Mixture. — Take powdered nitre, Idr. ; sweet spirit of nitre, 

 ioz. ; Mindererus' spirit, IJoz. ; wine of antimony, Idr. ; tincture of 

 digitalis, idr. ; water 4oz. Mix. Dose for a dog 201b. to 301b. 

 weight, one tablespoonful every four hours in a little grueL 



The patient will experience relief if the parts are bathed continu- 

 ously with a warm infusion of poppy-heads, or warm water alone, 

 care being taken that he is not afterwards exposed to cold. The 

 dog's diet should be light and nourishing. 



B^ADBEK, FASAIiTSIS OF.— This affection is shown 

 by the constant efforts of the dog to urinate and inability to do so, 

 the water coming away in dribbles. It may arise from stone in the 

 bladder. A common cause is over-distension of the bladder caused 



